Monday, 24 October 2016

I'm a bit late getting my post up for the FAL winners - but today is the day we are privileged to announce the winners for the Third Quarter of the Finish-A-Long. Those of us who are fortunate enough to be hosts this year have had the spectacular experience to be inspired by all the finishes and they have been astonishing!!

Rhonda is going to email all the winners this quarter, so if you are a prize winner you would have heard from her already. Rhonda will need to hear back from the winners by Saturday, October 29 so she can arrange to get your prize to you, and if she does not hear from you by that date she will pick an alternate. Please email her so you don't miss out on your wonderful prize from our kindhearted sponsors.

Thank you again to our generous sponsors. Without further ado, the winners - each picked by the random number generator - of the Q3 FAL prizes are:

The $50 Gift Certificate from Mariner's Compass Quilt Shop goes to SarahZ who blogs at Cedar Fork Stitches and made this section of a collaborative project that will eventually be auctioned off (I hope you take a minute to check out the other part of the barn - it really is amazing):

Saturday, 8 October 2016

As you might have noticed, I have become an increasingly slack blogger this year. I'm in complete denial that it is October already (and my eldest turns twelve next week. Twelve?!?), and I'm working hard to get a few quilts finished before the end of November ready to enter into QuiltCon 2017. For the first time ever, I'm trying to keep them relatively secret for the time being (which is killing me!). So I am still quilting - just not as much (due to life, work, teaching) and I'm not finding time to share my stuff as often as in the past.

Now that October is here, so is the final quarter in the 2016 Finish A Long. As you are already aware, the 2016 FAL has gone global - a community of bloggers across the world, jointly hosting the FAL. Our hosts are:

For those of you who are new to the FAL, it is a place to find motivation and encouragement to complete those unfinished projects that are hanging about becoming UFOs. Every quarter you post a list of projects you hope to finish in the next three months, and then at the end of the quarter, you post a link from your blog, Flickr or Instagram of each successful finish from your original list.
Each finish is an entry for wonderful prizes from our sponsors.

As you may recall from the previous, there was a return of tutorial week at the end of each quarter, between the opening of the link for finishes and the day that link closes. Are you enjoying this? Please share your thoughts in the comments section below! This will take place each quarter. Each host works hard to put these together so I hope you are visiting their blogs to encourage them. If you have a tutorial that you would like to share, please let me or another host know.

It's time to round up those projects you want to finish over the next three months, take a photo of where you are now, and make your list. Please ensure that you have at least started your projects - pulled fabric with a pattern or plan, and remember that it is finished projects that will get you entry toward the above listed prizes. So while we love to see your bee blocks, the "finish" is when they are a completed, usable project.

It is very helpful if you tag your Q4list as #FALQ4yourname.
The 2016 Q4 link for your list of proposed finishes is now open below on my blog and on each of the hosting blogs. You only link your list once, on one blog - and that link will show up on all of the blogs.

If you are using Flickr or Instagram, link a mosaic and put your list in the description. Katy of The Littlest Thistle has a great tutorial on how to link-up if you need it.

We also ask that you become part of the FAL community. Please check out the links of others and visit and comment on their lists. We all need encouragement to get those finishes done, so please share some of your own too.

These are the two quilts I'd like to get finished this quarter. This first one is completely pieced, and about 1/3 quilted - but the quilting (all free motion quilted straight lines) is taking a very, very long time. I can't wait to share the completed quilt when it's done - it's my favorite I've made :o)

The second quilt I'd like to finish is little more than a idea at the moment. Improv curves, for the Michael Miller fabric challenge for QuiltCon 2017.

So only two proposed finishes from me this quarter. But when creating your list there is one thing to remember....No deductions for not completing something so ..... Aim High! Nothing to lose!!!
Well Now..... Get those lists together and get linked up.

The Q4 linky party will stay open until 11 pm EST, October 16, 2016- as we are global, you might want to check your time zone to determine your last possible time to link. Remember: you only need to link up on ONE hosting blog and it will automatically show up on all hosting blogs.